Synonyms for mode
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Noun
1. Fashion
fashion, style, way, manner, system, method, means, course, process, form, forme US, approach, practice US, practise UK, mean, rage, custom, habit, cut, guise, vogue, wise, go dated
2. Mood — A particular means of accomplishing something. A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates…
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- n. 1
A particular means of accomplishing something. A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker’s or writer’s wish, intent, or assertion about reality.
- n. 2
A particular means of accomplishing something.
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Related words
- Word family
- modish modal modality model modeler moderate moderation moderator
- Phrases
- a la mode à la mode unreal mode god mode wizard mode airplane mode big real mode conjunctive mode
- Is a kind of
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Forms
- Plural
- modes → fashions, styles, ways, manners…
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Method implies arrangement; mode, mere action or existence. Manner is literally the handling of a thing, and has a wider sense, embracing both method and mode.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- method There must be a defect in the experimental method.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| mode | steady | |
| method | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- go1
- 3 letters
- way1, cut1
- 4 letters
- mean1, form1, wise1, mood1, rage1
- 5 letters
- means1, style1, habit2, vogue1, guise1, forme
- 6 letters
- system2, course1, method2, manner2, custom2
- 7 letters
- process2, fashion2
- 8 letters
- practice2, approach2, practise2, modality4
- 9 letters
- condition3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (habit2 = 2 syllables).